TrampNPigeon
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Okay.. I have read all the info on trainingbunnies for the litter box. Obviously, my bunnies have NOT. These arethe same two we found and took in just recently and though they areobviously tame, they have no clue what a litter box is. (BTW...Fumper's name was changed to Tramp.) I have tried a couple of differentset ups to try and help eliminate the problem of mess but so far nonewants to work.
To give you an idea... the first night they were in a folding "petmate"dog cage. It's about 2 feet high, 3 feet long and 2 feet wide so it'splenty big for them both to use as a cage, plus the door on it is niceand big so it saves me some effort when I have to get them out forcleaning. We have gone to look at the local PetsMart and Petco but itseems all they have for rabbits is geared toward only one rabbit.Seeing as how these two get along so well I would prefer to keep themtogether. Anyhow.... I tried building a bottom to the cage with a thinlayer of carpeting for comfort (nothing they could chew up and ingestthough) but it was completely soiled within a day and wasn't muchbetter at absorbing wet mess than just a solid bottom was. Last night Icleaned the bunnies (no, they didn't like it but they were covered inpee so I didn't have much choice) and tried a new set up in hopes itwould convince then to use the potty box, no luck. Well... today Ibroke down and built a wire bottom for them so that their mess could atleast drop down and they wouldn't be standing in it and therebyflinging it all over the walls! Hopefully this works for now but Ireally don't like the idea of keeping them on wire bottoms at all (eventhough I have a cardboard box and a towel in there to protect theirlittle feet). Any suggestions about where I can get a cage big enoughfor two rabbits without spending over $200?? Needless to say this wasnot an investment we had been planning on and don't really have thatkind of money atm for them. I just know I am pretty desparate rightnow.. I have pee spread from one end of the room to the other and upprobably a good foot or two high on the walls. There's gotta be abetter way! All suggestions are welcome. Thanks!
To give you an idea... the first night they were in a folding "petmate"dog cage. It's about 2 feet high, 3 feet long and 2 feet wide so it'splenty big for them both to use as a cage, plus the door on it is niceand big so it saves me some effort when I have to get them out forcleaning. We have gone to look at the local PetsMart and Petco but itseems all they have for rabbits is geared toward only one rabbit.Seeing as how these two get along so well I would prefer to keep themtogether. Anyhow.... I tried building a bottom to the cage with a thinlayer of carpeting for comfort (nothing they could chew up and ingestthough) but it was completely soiled within a day and wasn't muchbetter at absorbing wet mess than just a solid bottom was. Last night Icleaned the bunnies (no, they didn't like it but they were covered inpee so I didn't have much choice) and tried a new set up in hopes itwould convince then to use the potty box, no luck. Well... today Ibroke down and built a wire bottom for them so that their mess could atleast drop down and they wouldn't be standing in it and therebyflinging it all over the walls! Hopefully this works for now but Ireally don't like the idea of keeping them on wire bottoms at all (eventhough I have a cardboard box and a towel in there to protect theirlittle feet). Any suggestions about where I can get a cage big enoughfor two rabbits without spending over $200?? Needless to say this wasnot an investment we had been planning on and don't really have thatkind of money atm for them. I just know I am pretty desparate rightnow.. I have pee spread from one end of the room to the other and upprobably a good foot or two high on the walls. There's gotta be abetter way! All suggestions are welcome. Thanks!